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Estonian regulator opens competition for TV licences
Estonian regulator the Technical Surveillance Authority has announced a public competition for two new licences…
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Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch to deliver MIPTV keynote
Sky’s group chief executive Jeremy Darroch is due to deliver a ‘Media Mastermind Keynote’ at…
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Ericsson exec Johan Wibergh to join Vodafone as CTO
Ericsson’s executive vice president and head of segment networks, Johan Wibergh, is due to join…
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Food Network launches on Magyar Telekom in Hungary
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched Food Network on the Magyar Telekom platform in…
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Canalsat adds Nollywood TV to line-up
French pay TV operator Canalsat has added Thema-operated Nigerian movie channel Nollywood TV to its…
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Netia opens promotional window
Polish service provider Netia has made a number of channels available to its GigaOferta TV…
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Vivendi to create new content unit headed by Canal+’s Belmer
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
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Netflix hits December streaming peak
December 28 was the largest streaming day of the year in 2014, topping what is…
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Music companies round on UPC Ireland over illegal downloads
The Irish subsidiaries of Sony Music, Warner Music and Unviersal Music have called for legal…
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The shape of techs to track
Following last week’s CES 2015 in Las Vegas, Steve Plunkett, chief technology officer, Red Bee…
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Nagra and Netflix set aside legal battle and team up
Nagra owner Kudelski Group and Netflix have set aside their long-running dispute over patents and…
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SVoD to account for just 3% of pay TV market, claims Deloitte
Subscription video-on-demand services popularised by the likes of Netflix and Amazon will account for just…
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Telefónica closes Mediaset Premium deal, names content exec to board
Telefónica has completed its acquisition of a stake in Mediaset’s Italian pay TV arm, Mediaset…
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Sky launching new drama series simultaneously across Europe
Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…
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Dailymotion launches gaming platform
French video sharing site Dailymotion today has launched a new live-streaming platform dedicated to gaming. …
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Sunrise plans Swiss IPO
Swiss service provider Sunrise has announced plans to launch an initial public offering in the…
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Whistle Sports raises US$28 million in funding
Sky and Liberty Global-backed YouTube multichannel network (MCN) Whistle Sports has closed a US$28 million…
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Sky extending AdSmart to on-demand services
Sky is planning to extend its AdSmart targeted advertising platform to on-demand services, and to…
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Amazon signs up Woody Allen for first TV show
Amazon has pulled off a coup by signing up director Woody Allen’s first ever television…
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Akado adds Amedia Hits
Russian cable operator Akado has added drama series channel Amedia Hit to its programming line…
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Broadpeak adds “impulsive recording”
CDN and on-demand technology provider Broadpeak has added “impulsive recording” capabilities for its cloud-PVR solution….
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Activist investor calls for Kabel Deutschland EGM on Vodafone takeover
Vodafone majority-owned Kabel Deutschland has been asked to call an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting to look…
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Liberty Global reorganising European business to improve credit appeal
Liberty Global is to reorganise its European businesses, merging UPC Ireland with Virgin Media and…
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Tele Columbus sets IPO price range
German cable operator Tele Columbus has set an €8 to €12 per-share price range for…
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Sky to create dedicated Cricket World Cup channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is to create a dedicated channel for the ICC Cricket…
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Ofcom reportedly set to act on Premier League rights
UK media regulator Ofcom has indicated that it is likely to oblige the English Premier…
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MTG to restructure Swedish operation
The Modern Times Group is restructuring its Swedish free TV operations with staff at the…
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BT to stream live NBA match build-up on Facebook
UK service provider BT is due to stream pre-match build-up of the NBA’s Global Games…
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TalkTalk adds Netflix to TV offering
UK service provider TalkTalk has added Netflix to its YouView-based TV offering as of today….
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Sky gives Davey expanded programming role
UK pay TV provider Sky has given German unit Sky Deutschland’s executive vice-president of programming,…